Getting the Bead on Fish
Walk through any tackle shop and you will find an impressive array of lures, hooks, and fish attractors. All can catch fish, and the most...
Gord Ellis
Celebrating the Harvest with Beast Feast
There was a time when hunting and fishing equaled survival. Having no dried meat or smoked fish over a winter would often mean starvation. So,...
Lake Whitefish and Lake Herring
Lake Superior has an expansive and healthy fishery with something for almost everyone. Yet the two species most available to anglers on the North Shore...
The Evolution of the Ice Fishing Rod
Anglers who began their ice fishing in the 1960s and ‘70s had a very limited array of tools to work with. The augers were basic—if...
Gifts for the Angler & Outdoors Person
Buying Christmas gifts for the person who seems to have everything can be a real challenge. Especially if that person isn’t one for expressing what...
A Guide to Fall Pike
The boat was moving slowly over the shallow water, as I guided the trolling motor via the foot control along the edge of a reed...
Remembering My Momma
The month of August was a difficult one for this writer and his family. My dear mother Nora Marlo Ellis died early on August 14,...
The trials and troubles of trailering boats
If you like to fish the lakes, river and reservoirs of northern Ontario, there is a good chance you have done some boat trailering. Basic...